Showing posts with label Workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Workshop. Show all posts

Workshop Now on Kindle


My Writer's Guide to Harry Potter workshop is now available on Kindle!  I'm glad to offer this e-version for people who can't make my in-person or online workshops and prefer something they can upload on their Kindle and read on the run.  I'm also working on getting it on Smashwords so that it will be available for other electronic readers.

And remember, if you want the workshop with feedback, check out my Get the Workshop page where I also offer a PDF download!

Thanks!

New Venture - Personal Workshop Offered

Lookee, lookee!  I've updated my blog with some new pages.  Check out the bio, with 2 handy sizes -- a short one for those with Ron-size attention spans, and a longer for those as studious as Hermione. :-)  I've also set up pages to list my presentations and publications.

Why all this tidying?  Many people have e-mailed me asking if I can present my Writer's Guide to Harry Potter workshop sooner than October or closer than Florida. Alas, as I'm sure you can understand, with juggling work, writing, and family, my travel and workshop time is limited.

However, as I've been teaching the class both in person and online for over 5 years, I've long had the course materials complete in written form. In fact, the total month-long online workshop comprises 370 pages of 13 lessons, including charts, tables, and loads of examples from all the books. It suddenly occurred to me -- why can't I offer this workshop direct to you through this blog?

I can! I may not be able to offer the extensive back-and-forth question-and-answer to each individual that is possible with a full class, but I can provide the exact same written materials and answer a few very specific questions pertaining to your own work.

Because I don't want to clog up the main thrust of my blog with a sales pitch, I'm setting up a separate page to list what I'm offering. If you're interested in a more extensive analysis than blog posts can provide of what we can learn from JK Rowling by studying her craft, then check out the workshop page.

Or, contact me about presenting the workshop at your writers group or conference.

LeakyCon Presentation

I'm very excited to announce that I will be presenting my workshop, A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter, at this summer's Harry Potter fan and academic conference, LeakyCon 2011, hosted by the Leaky Cauldron (LeakyNews).  The conference will be from July 13 - 17 in Orlando, Florida, just in time for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part 2!

The release of the last movie, Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and fans from all over the world -- what more could a Potter fanatic ask for?  I can't wait!!

Would love to hear if any of you are going as well.

Upcoming Workshops

I will be presenting a couple of workshops for the online writers group Savvy Authors in the upcoming months. Conflicts of Myth, which delves into conflicts from ancient myths and how to incorporate these enduring themes into your story, will be during the month of September.  Then from mid-October through mid- November, I will present A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter.

You don't have to be a member of Savvy to sign-up for the online classes, but they are a great, supportive group.  I hope some of you can attend one or both of these workshops.  Also, I hope to announce soon another very exciting presentation!

Upcoming Day-Long Workshop

I will be presenting A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter as a day-long workshop at Central Carolina Community College on Saturday, January 22, 2011.  This workshop is presented as part of CCCC's Creative Writing Program and will be held at the Pittsboro, NC campus.  I hope some of you who are close by will be able to join us.  The day will be jam-packed with fun discussion and loads of detailed analysis.

Click here to go to CCCC's website to learn more and sign up!